Frangipani (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural fran·gi·pan·is, fran·gi·pan·i.
  1. a tree or shrub of the genus Plumeria, especially Plumeria rubra, or the flowers from this tree.
  2. a perfume prepared from or imitating the scent of the Plumeria rubra flower.
noun plural -panis or -pani
  1. any tropical American apocynaceous shrub of the genus Plumeria, esp P. rubra, cultivated for its waxy typically white or pink flowers, which have a sweet overpowering scent
  2. a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers
  3. an Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum, with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae
Frangipani (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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